"Korra and Aang ultimately stand for freedom, equality, and basic human rights, and I think Mike and I are fine with pushing that agenda."
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Bryan Konietzko is a renowned animator, director, and producer best known for co-creating the iconic animated series "Avatar: The Last Airbender" alongside Michael Dante DiMartino. Born on March 1, 1975, in Yorba Linda, California, Konietzko's passion for storytelling and art blossomed from a young age, leading him to study film and animation at the Rhode Island School of Design. His work has left an indelible mark on the animation industry, celebrated for its rich storytelling, intricate world-building, and deep character development, continuing to inspire audiences worldwide.
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"We draw inspiration directly and indirectly from all sorts of things, like movies, documentaries, TV dramas, novels, non-fiction books, animation, science and nature shows, and our own life experiences."
Bryan Konietzko
"I thought Korra was 17 so Mike and I have to get our stories straight. The main characters are in their late teens, we've always loved those kind of teen love triangle type stories and there was plenty of that in the original series."
Bryan Konietzko"We just don't subscribe to the conventional wisdom that you can't have an action series led by a female character. It's kinda nonsense to us."
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"Some Nickelodeon executives were worried about backing an animated action show with a female lead character. Conventional TV wisdom has it that girls will watch shows about boys, but boys won't watch shows about girls. During test screenings, though, boys said they didn't care that Korra was a girl. They just said she was awesome."
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